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13 City of San Leandro | Economic Development Initiatives and Work Plan | May 2013 Accomplishments To-Date: • Held over 50 public meetings to develop and review the Conceptual Master Plan • Approved an updated Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with Cal-Coast in 2012 • Initiated work on the Environmental Impact Report. Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center – With over 2,500 high-quality jobs and almost $1 Billion in investment, the Kaiser Medical Center will be the biggest, most expensive project ever constructed in San Leandro. Construction is well underway and the first phase of the project will open in early 2014. In addition to supporting the development of the project itself, Business Development staff will play an active role in reaching out to Kaiser and their employees to ensure that they are well- positioned to take advantage of the opportunities to live, shop, and dine in San Leandro. Accomplishments To-Date: Business Development staff played a key role in negotiating the Development Agreement with Kaiser Permanente that was approved in 2010 and has since worked to generate estimates of the economic impact that will result from the opening of the Medical Center. Village Marketplace – Located on a 1.7 acre site on East 14th Street in Downtown San Leandro, the Village Marketplace holds the potential to be a catalyst project for Downtown San Leandro. The location was identified as a strategic Opportunity Site in the City’s Transit Oriented Development Strategy. Current plans include roughly 28,000 square feet of new retail space, as well as public plazas and outdoor dining opportunities. The original anchor tenant, Fresh & Easy, recently announced plans to exit the U.S. market, so efforts are now focused on the identification of a new anchor tenant. The property is owned by